霓虹

Chinese

		secondary rainbow	primary rainbow
trad. (霓虹)		霓	虹
simp. #(霓虹)		霓	虹
anagram		虹霓

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): níhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ hung⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì-fùng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-hông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: níhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: níhóng
    • Wade–Giles: ni²-hung²
    • Yale: ní-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihorng
    • Palladius: нихун (nixun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁴ hung⁴
    • Yale: ngàih hùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ hung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ hung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-fùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiˇ fungˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi² fung²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-hông
    • Tâi-lô: gê-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ge'hoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

Noun

霓虹

1. rainbow

Synonyms

• 虹霓 (hóngní)

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English neon via Shanghainese. For Taiwanese Hokkien ne-óng, via Japanese ネオン (neon).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): níhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ hung⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngì-fùng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gê-hông / nî-hông / nê-âng / ne-óng
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gni-ghon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: níhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: níhóng
    • Wade–Giles: ni²-hung²
    • Yale: ní-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihorng
    • Palladius: нихун (nixun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁴ hung⁴
    • Yale: ngàih hùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ hung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ hung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngì-fùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiˇ fungˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi² fung²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gê-hông
    • Tâi-lô: gê-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ge'hoong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-hông
    • Tâi-lô: nî-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ni'hoong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nê-âng
    • Tâi-lô: nê-âng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ne'aang
    • IPA (Taipei): /nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ²³⁻³³ aŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ne-óng
    • Tâi-lô: ne-óng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ne'orng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gni-ghon
    • MiniDict: nyi^去 ghon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-hhon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

霓虹

1. neon
2. neon light; neon lamp

   • 七彩霓虹閃爍　照出阮心傷悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     七彩霓虹闪烁　照出阮心伤悲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2009, 蘇路 (Su Lu) and 陳文山 (Chen Wenshan), 癡情有啥意義 (Infatuation Is Nothing)

     chhit-chhái -nî-hông siám-sih, chiò chhut gún sim siong-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The colourful neon lights are flashing, exposing the sorrows in my heart

   • 霓虹閃爍的夜都市 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     霓虹闪烁的夜都市 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2016, 丁姵均, 38舞

     -nê-âng siám-sih ê iā to͘-chhī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     A city at night with neon lights flashing

   • 遺憾就當作往事中的霓虹 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     遗憾就当作往事中的霓虹 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2018, 許富凱 (Henry Hsu), 再會啦！家己

     ûi-hām tiō tòng-chòe óng-sū tiong ê -ne-óng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Just treat regrets as neon lights in the past

   • 城市霓虹不到六點半就不安 [MSC, trad.]
     城市霓虹不到六点半就不安 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020, 韋禮安 (WeiBird), 這樣好嗎 (How About This)

     chéngshì níhóng bù dào liù diǎn bàn jiù bù'ān [Pinyin]

     The neon lights in the city, before it is 6:30, are already restless

Synonyms

• (neon): (chemistry) 氖 (nǎi)

Derived terms

• 霓虹燈／霓虹灯 (níhóngdēng)

 

Etymology 3

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese 日(に)本(ほん) (Nihon).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Níhóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Níhóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Níhóng
    • Wade–Giles: Ni²-hung²
    • Yale: Ní-húng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nihorng
    • Palladius: Нихун (Nixun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

霓虹

1. (～國) (Internet slang) Japan

Synonyms

• 11區／11区 (shíyī-qū) (Internet slang)
• 倭 (historical, now pejorative)
• 日本 (Rìběn)
• 日本國／日本国 (Rìběnguó) (official)
• 東洋／东洋 (Dōngyáng) (archaic)
• 東瀛／东瀛 (Dōngyíng) (literary, poetic)
• 鄉下／乡下 (hoeng1 haa6-2) (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous)

 

Derived terms

• 霓虹金 (níhóngjīn)